According to the first button is the appearance of the ancient Greek era,
when the Greeks knew how to use buttons and loops to fix loose robes, until the
13th century also invented the design of the button door, so that the different
buttons firmly fasten clothing. With the pace of development, buttons became the
dignitary to show social status ornaments, gemstones and metals and other
materials regarded as status symbols, more laws regulating their use.
After the invention of casting machines in the 18th century, buttons were
produced in large quantities, and the price and status declined sharply from
then on. Of course, we will wonder why the men's buttons will be pinned to the
right, while women's clothing is placed on the left of the design? It is said
that the ancient female aristocracy to wear clothes by the servants, so nailed
to the left is more convenient.
Huge family of buttons
Today, buttons for fashion is indispensable, button models from 16L to 55L
a total of 15 international common size, L (ligne) as the unit of measurement,
each 1L equivalent to 0.635mm, the measurement of size to its diameter.
Nowadays, the materials commonly used to manufacture buttons for suits include
shell buttons, metal buttons, cow bone buttons, wire buttons, plastic buttons
and wooden buttons.
Shell Buttons
The material used to design buttons in ancient times, and later became a
status symbol for the high society, it was not easy to find beautiful shells to
produce buttons, and the situation is as important as collecting precious stones
and crystals. Today, few fashion brands use shell buttons as buttons for
designing suits, except for the very rare limited design series.
Metal Buttons
Metal material with the design of the suit, to a certain extent, the whole
image becomes more three-dimensional, recent seasons such as BROOKS BROTHERS and
ALFRED DUNHILL also introduced the use of metal buttons imitating the old
design, in the button engraved with the brand's classic pattern, whether gold or
silver buckle is also very dazzling.
Nowadays, the materials commonly used to make buttons for suits include
shell buttons, metal buttons, cow bone buttons, wire buttons, plastic buttons
and wooden buttons.
Cow bone button
Buttons made of animal horn polished, also often appear in high-end fashion
or suit, in addition to indirectly determine the quality of the suit cut or
fabric quality and other reference values, animal bone buttons also have a
hardness, once the nobility like to design buttons with tiger bone, nowadays,
most of the buttons are made of cow bone.
Thread buttons
It is designed with the original color fabric thread of the suit, and then
repeatedly wound by machine into a smooth texture of a button. In appearance has
a beautiful effect, but the disadvantage is that even if the quality of wool,
after a long time of constant contact, the thread will appear loose, the overall
is not durable.
Wooden buckle
Once upon a time, the noble class used shell buckles to symbolize their
identity, while wooden buckles became the representative of the lower class in
disguise. This shows that the degree of versatility of suits was evident in the
18th century. Wood was an inexpensive material, with the disadvantage of being
easily abraded and not durable, and today the designs of suits with wooden
buckles appear mostly as chic devices.
Plastic Buckles
Usually appear in the quality of the more mixed suit design, due to the low
cost of production and design, coupled with a high degree of durability, today
has been applied to a large number of fashion design.
The number of buttons means different things
However, your robe decorated with different numbers of buttons on the
meaning, and do you know? In English, Breast means chest, but when it comes to
suits, it refers to two classic cuts - Single-Breasted (single-row buttons) and
Double-Breasted (double-row buttons).
Both are further subdivided into 1-button, 2-button and 3-button designs.
When to wear what style of suit? In addition to being trend-driven, it is also
important to take into account the practical needs of how many buttons are
placed on the chest to show people, and not to be sloppy at all!
This style originated from the American gentleman's suit, which was
initially worn on important occasions such as celebrations and banquets, and
became more popular in the 1970s. Through historical changes and changes in
artistic concepts, this type of style is now more innovative and generous in
design, with multi-pocket rebuttal collar design, as well as long pointed collar
dress style design, suitable for fashion pioneer men to wear.
TIPS: When standing, it must be buttoned at all times; when sitting down,
it needs to be unbuttoned to avoid wrinkling the suit.
The two-button suit is a regular all-purpose style, so you just need to
pick the right version according to your body shape and pay attention to your
shoulder and chest size. The more common H-type two-button suit is usually long
lapel type, and reflects different styles from the change of button position and
the beginning of the barge collar, and also can stretch the upper body
proportion. The two-button suit is a must-have for both formal and business
casual occasions.
TIPS: The bottom button is known as the "live button door" in the British
traditional suit, which shows the British appreciation of clothing details, so
the button door must always be open, only the top button when standing, on the
contrary, when sitting down can unbutton all the buttons, spontaneous.
Single-row three-button suits are mostly designed with flat lapels and a
single slit, reflecting the gentlemanly image of high-grade professional wear in
the details and showing the elegant style of business elites with perfect and
decent tailoring. Three-button suits usually have a high lapel barge position,
and the spacing from the first button to the throat bone is short, so it is more
suitable for prominent colors or delicate narrow version of the tie.
TIPS:These three buttons are each named: from top to bottom, the first
called occasionally, the middle called often, the bottom called never. After
reading this, I think you must understand how to give them a division of labor
it.